The Copper Ridge Institute

Biography

Dr. Hochang Benjamin Lee, is associate director of research, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. In this role, he oversees development of collaborative interdepartmental research, assists junior faculty recruitment and development, and advises the chair of psychiatry on issues related to research infrastructure at Johns Hopkins Bayview.

Dr. Lee also was the 2007 recipient of the Dlin/Fischer Award for Significant Achievement in Clinical Research, an award presented by the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM). Dr. Lee received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed his internship in medicine and residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview and the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Lee also completed a combine post-doctoral fellowship in geriatric neuropsychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology with Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Education

• BS, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
• MD, Jefferson Medical College, PA

Selected Publications

1. Lee HB, Lyketsos CG. “Depression in Alzheimer’s Disease: Heterogeneity and related issues.” Biological Psychiatry 2003 Aug 1;54(3):353-62.
2. Lee HB, Lyketsos CG. “Depression in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Diagnosis and Treatment” Psychiatric Annals 2004; 34:273-280
3. Lee HB, Shore AD, Yokley JL, Black BS, Kasper JB, Rabins PV. “Level of cognitive impairment predicts mortality in high-risk community samples: the Memory and Medical Care Study, J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2006; 18: 543-546
4. Lee HB, Hanner J, Appleby B, Yokley JL, Hurowitz L, Lyketsos CG. Clozapine for treatment-resistant agitation in dementia, J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 2007; 20: 178-182
5. Lee HB, DeLoatch CJ, Cho SJ, Rosenberg PB, Mears SC, Sieber FE. Detection and Management of Pre-Existing Cognitive Impairment and Associated Behavioral Symptoms in the Critical Care Unit. Crit Care Clin, 2008; 24: 723-36.